Hearings

Nominations Hearing
COMMITTEE ON BANKING, HOUSING, AND URBAN AFFAIRS
will meet in OPEN SESSION to conduct a hearing on the following nominees: The Honorable Wanda Felton, of New York, to be First Vice President, Export-Import Bank of the United States; and Ms. Katherine M. O’Regan, of New York, to be an Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
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Sep 11 at 01:00 PM

POSTPONED: Assessing the Investment Climate and Improving Market Access in Financial Services in India
COMMITTEE ON BANKING, HOUSING, AND URBAN AFFAIRS
SUBCOMMITTEE ON NATIONAL SECURITY AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND FINANCE
will meet in OPEN SESSION to conduct a hearing entitled “Assessing the Investment Climate and Improving Market Access in Financial Services in India”. The witnesses will be: Dr. Arvind Subramanian, Dennis Weatherstone Senior Fellow, Peter G. Peterson Institute for International Economics; Mr. Richard Rossow, Director for South Asia, McLarty Associates; and Dr. Reena Aggarwal, Robert E. McDonough Professor of Business Administration and Professor of Finance, Georgetown University.

Sep 12 at 10:00 AM

Essential Elements of Housing Finance Reform and Executive Session
COMMITTEE ON BANKING, HOUSING, AND URBAN AFFAIRS
will meet in EXECUTIVE SESSION to VOTE on the Committee budget resolution for the remainder of the 113th Congress. Following the Executive Session, the Committee will meet in OPEN SESSION to conduct a hearing on “Essential Elements of Housing Finance Reform.” The witnesses will be Ms. Julia Gordon, Director of Housing Finance and Policy, Center for American Progress; Mr. Jerome T. Lienhard, II, Chief Executive Officer at SunTrust Mortgage, Inc.; Mr. Richard Johns, Executive Director, The Structured Finance Industry Group; and Dr. Mark Zandi, Chief Economist, Moody’s Analytics.
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Sep 18 at 10:30 AM

Recovering from Superstorm Sandy: Assessing the Progress, Continuing Needs, and Rebuilding Strategy
COMMITTEE ON BANKING, HOUSING, AND URBAN AFFAIRS
SUBCOMMITTEE ON HOUSING, TRANSPORTATION, AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
will meet in OPEN SESSION to conduct a hearing entitled “Recovering from Superstorm Sandy: Assessing the Progress, Continuing Needs, and Rebuilding Strategy”. The witnesses will be The Honorable Shaun Donovan, Secretary, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development; and The Honorable Peter Rogoff, Administrator, Federal Transit Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation.
All hearings are webcasted live and will not be available until the hearing starts. Individuals with disabilities who require an auxiliary aid or service, including closed captioning service for webcast hearings, should contact the committee clerk at 202-224-7391 at least three business days in advance of the hearing date.
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Sep 18 at 02:30 PM

Implementation of The Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Act of 2012: One Year After Enactment
COMMITTEE ON BANKING, HOUSING, AND URBAN AFFAIRS
SUBCOMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC POLICY
will meet in OPEN SESSION to conduct a hearing entitled “Implementation of The Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Act of 2012: One Year After Enactment”. The witnesses on Panel I will be: The Honorable David Vitter, United States Senator, Louisiana; and The Honorable Mary Landrieu, United States Senator, Louisiana. The witness on Panel II will be: The Honorable William Craig Fugate, Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency. The witnesses on Panel III will be: Ms. Alicia P. Cackley, Director, Financial Markets and Community Investment, U.S. Government Accountability Office; Ms. Christine Shirley, National Flood Insurance Program Coordinator, Planning Services Division, Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development; Mr. Stephen Ellis, Vice President, Taxpayers for Common Sense; and Mr. Birny Birnbaum, Executive Director, Center for Economic Justice.
All hearings are webcasted live and will not be available until the hearing starts. Individuals with disabilities who require an auxiliary aid or service, including closed captioning service for webcast hearings, should contact the committee clerk at 202-224-7391 at least three business days in advance of the hearing date.
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Sep 25 at 10:00 AM

Reauthorizing TRIA: The State of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Market
COMMITTEE ON BANKING, HOUSING, AND URBAN AFFAIRS
will meet in OPEN SESSION to conduct a hearing on “Reauthorizing TRIA: The State of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Market.” The witnesses will be Mr. Peter Beshar, Executive Vice President and General Counsel, Marsh & McLennan Companies; Dr. Erwann O. Michel-Kerjan, Professor and Managing Director, Center for Risk Management and Decision Processes, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania; and Dr. Robert P. Hartwig, President, Insurance Information Institute.
All hearings are webcasted live and will not be available until the hearing starts. Individuals with disabilities who require an auxiliary aid or service, including closed captioning service for webcast hearings, should contact the committee clerk at 202-224-7391 at least three business days in advance of the hearing date.
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Sep 25 at 02:30 PM

Assessing the Investment Climate and Improving Market Access in Financial Services in India
COMMITTEE ON BANKING, HOUSING, AND URBAN AFFAIRS
SUBCOMMITTEE ON NATIONAL SECURITY AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND FINANCE
will meet in OPEN SESSION to conduct a hearing entitled “Assessing the Investment Climate and Improving Market Access in Financial Services in India.” The witnesses will be: Dr. Arvind Subramanian, Dennis Weatherstone Senior Fellow, Peter G. Peterson Institute for International Economics; Mr. Richard Rossow, Director for South Asia, McLarty Associates; and Dr. Reena Aggarwal, Robert E. McDonough Professor of Business Administration and Professor of Finance, Georgetown University.
All hearings are webcasted live and will not be available until the hearing starts. Individuals with disabilities who require an auxiliary aid or service, including closed captioning service for webcast hearings, should contact the committee clerk at 202-224-7391 at least three business days in advance of the hearing date.
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